Aron Gunnarsson

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Swamp

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It seems we could have a potential gem on our hands, especially for the fee we have paid for him :D

the following is from sky sports football scout thing, and the report comes from 2009.

http://www.skysports.com/football/transfers/scout/0,24035,15198_5134131,00.html

The scout reports...

A huge talent and picked up almost under the radar by Coventry City in the summer as he arrived from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.

Chris Coleman has undoubtedly found himself a gem of a player, who has all the attributes to make it at the highest level.

Intrinsically a 'busy' midfielder, but Gunnarsson is so much more than your run-of-the-mill player. He is hard-working, but his industry makes him a constant threat in the opposing half.

He possesses excellent skill and close control, he can pass in and around the edge of the box, whilst he can also spray it from one side of the pitch to the other with outstanding accuracy.

His tackling ability could be debated, but he more than makes up for this with his pace and general willingness to get involved everywhere on the pitch.

He also has the added bonus of a very long throw, which came from his days playing handball in his youth.

Few can believe that Coventry were able to pick up the Icelandic ace on the cheap and now just months after his arrival at the Ricoh Arena he is already been linked with a big money move away from the club.

The scout says...

An awesome talent, whose attitude as much as ability is impressive.

He is down to earth and wants to improve which is likley to mean he stays at Coventry in the short-term, but when he does go there will be scramble for his signature, that is for sure.

The Scout rating...

Shooting: 8 out of 10

Passing: 8 out of 10

Tackling: 6 out of 10

Heading: 7 out of 10

Pace: 7 out of 10

Vision: 8 out of 10

Current ability: 8 out of 10

Potential ability: 10 out of 10

OVERALL SCOUT RATING: 62/80

Current value: £5million

Potential value: £18million
 
I'll take it with a pinch of salt. If he's worth that he'd have been snapped up by a bottom end Prem side. Also concerned about his tackling of this is right. I thought we wanted him as the defensive mid alongside Whitts not the attacking option the write up suggests. I suppose it is 2 years old.

I hope it is right though.

We seem to have a lot of the raw materials, just need to fit it all together now. I'm sure MM has the blueprint.
 
training compensation as he's under 24, but still, he seems a good prospect for us :D
 
I agree Swamp. He may simply have slipped under the radar. I think once he gets fit, he may be a real force for us.
 
hey Swamp :emoticon-0128-hi:

I think when Gunnarson first went to Coventry they were all very impressed with him but in the last season there appear to have been a few grumbles about his effort and application....

However, I think in our side, with everyone giving their all it will ensure we don't see a repeat of that behaviour and even if we did I can't imagine Malky would leave him in the starting 11 for very long! :emoticon-0100-smile
 
Can only comment on what I've seen, I like the look of the Gunnar so far, and he was always a pain the the rear for Cov aganist us. Haven't seen Kiss yet, other than warming up at Pompey, so unable to comment at thus stage.
 
I think Gunn-show is going to be a solid if not one of the finds of Malky's recruitment drive this summer.

I was extremely enthusiastic about capturing his signature in pre-season and I've been slightly disappointed by his inury against Bris-lol ****ty. I also think he could have been very important against Brighton, Burnley and Portsmouth (taking nothing away from Darcy against Porstmouth, he had a great game).

Everybody is looking forward to seeing Kiss as well as am I, but I feel Gunnarsson is the man to watch as he knows this division, also - and I know they were crap against West Ham - his Long Throws are something i'm a massive fan of, having this in your armoury adds a new dimension to the game and if we were to send the likes of Turner-nator up for a long throw, it could cause chaos!

The Gunn-show will be immense especially with Cowie and Conway's work rate i'm sure of it!
 
Kiss is special if his performance against Yeovil in the pre season friendly is anything to go by. However, Kiss and Gunnarson will be fighting for the same position so its anyone's guess who will feature most often. I can't see Darcy Blake getting a look in despite his solid defensive performance against England.